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I have never actually heard of a swineherd before. Danish is teaching me so much English haha.
I was wondering the same thing. Wouldn't the English translation be pig herder? Otherwise it sounds like she's kissing a group of pigs.
Here it would be the kissing the herd of pigs. the pit farmers call themselves pig farmers. Sounds pretty unkosher to me. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/a6/41/7ba641913e46cf31cf70d1bdb6e2bc29.jpg
But one does not herd pigs. Pigs are stationary in pens while sheep range freely in flocks, needing to be herded.
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Nevertheless, swineherd is the correct English expression in this context; although "pig farmer" is the more common modern expression.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/swineherd
People used to allow their pigs to roam, foraging for their food in forests. Which means someone had to herd them.
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That's true, but not always. I've seen pigs walking/lying nearby a village once.
